Fluid-compressing apparatus



March 30,1926. 1,578,865

R. SUCZEK FLUID COMPRESSING APPARATUS Filed May 8. 1920 5 Sheets-Sheet l 1 ATTORNEY March so 1926. 1,578,865

, R7 SUCZEK FLUID COMPRESSING APPARATUS Filed May 8, 1920 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 11mm; l INVENTOR.

" I (ATTORNEY Patented Mar. 30, '1926.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

0 ROBERT SUCZEK, OI PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO C. H. WHEELER MANUFACTURING COMPANY, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, A GORPOBA- 'IION OF PENNSYLVANIA.

FLUID-COMPRESSING APPARATUS.

Application 'mea May a,

compressing fluid in a plurality of stages by action thereon by ejector apparatus'in one stage employing elastic motive fluid, as steam, the condensable fluid discharged by the first stage ejector apparatus being condensed, and the remaining fluid, as air, being acted upon in a later stage by any suitable pump, as ejector apparatus.

My invention resides in apparatus of the character referred to wherein the interstage condensing apparatus is of a structure making possible utilization of independent streams of cooling medium, as water, and more particularly, making possible utilization of streams of'cooling medium frem'different sources, as from the cooling system of a large or main condenser and from the condensate therefrom.

My inventionresides further in ejector apparatus combined with structure for condensing the condensable component of the discharge from the ejector passing through tubes subjected from within and without to cooling action; and my invention resides further in such apparatus in which the condensing structure employs independent streams of cooling medium.

My invention resides in the features of construction and combination hereinafter described and claimed.

For an illustration of some of the various forms my invention may take, reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a vertical sectional view, partly in elevation, of apparatus embodying my in-- vention.

Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view, partly in plan, on the line 2-2 of Fig. -1.

' Fig. 3'is a horizontal sectional View, partly in plan, on the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is an elevational view of apparatus 1920. Serial No. 379,717. n

of the character illustrated in Fig. 1 i in combination with a maino r large condenser.

Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional-view, partly in elevation, of amodified structure embodying my invention.

Referring to Fig. 1, E is anejector, ofany prising the shell or body A and. the end boxes or chests 13,13 the aforesaid chamber 6 being one of three in the box B, as indicated in Fig. 2. These three chambers are formed by the transversely extending partition or wall f and the partition or wall 9,

the compartment 6 being formed between the partitions f and g. The compartment or chamber h isformed to one side of the partition f, and the chamber or compartment i is formed between the partitions f and g to the left of the latter, Fig. 2. Between the box 13 and the shell A is the tube sheet 7'; and between the shell A and the box B is the tube sheet is, compartments m and m being formed within the box B by the partition m The discharge from the.

ejector E into the chamber 0 passes through the vertical tubes 77. of the upper right hand group, Fig. 2, terminating at their :upper ends in the tube sheet 9' and at their lower ends in the tube sheet, k. The discharge passes into the chamber m and thence upwardly through the lower right hand group of tubes n, Fig. 2, into the chamber h, and thence downwardly through the lower left hand group of tubes a into the chamber m and thence upwardly through the upper left hand group of tubes 17. into the chamber 2' and outwardly through the discharge conduit 0 to the suction ofany suitable pump, as for example, the second ejector E whose discharge is at p.

Within the shell A between the tube sheets interior of the shell A into completely i11- dependent cooling waterpasses, the pass to the right of the partition 9, Fig. 3, cooling the tubes of the upper and lower right hand groups, while the pass to the left of the partition q cools the tubes of the upper and lower left hand groups, as viewed in Figs. 2 and Intersecting the shell A substantially at right angles to the partition 9 is the second wall or partition 1', whose upper edge forms a tight joint with the tube sheet 7', but

whose lower edge is spaced from the lower tube sheet is. The cooling water for the right hand pass enters at 8, passes around the tubes of thefirst group downwardly under the edge of the partition 1', and upwardly in contact with the tubes of the second group and leaves by the outlet 25. Similarly, the cooling water for the left hand pass enters at u, passes downwardly around the tubes of the fourth group around the lower edge of the partition 1, and upwardly in contact with the tubes of the third group,

and discharges at o.

'- Referring to Fig. 4, C represents a main condenser, indicated as a surface condenser, into which condensable fluid, as exhaust steam from a turbine, engine or other source, enters at w and the condensate is delivered into the hot well or condensate outlet m.

The cooling water for the condenser C is delivered by pump P, driven by any suitable means, as'the electric motor M, through the pipe y to the interior of condenser C, and

is discharged at the cooling water outlet 2.,

Part of the cooling water delivered by the pump P is diverted through the pipe a controlled by valve 0 to the cooling water inlet u of the auxiliary or interstage condenser A, passes through the condenser A as above described. and is discharged through the outlet o into the pipe b which may discharge into the main condenser cooling water outlet 2.

Driven by any suitable means, as by the same motor M, is a condensate pump P which withdraws the condensate from the condensate outlet or hot well an, and all or any suitable fraction of such condensate is delivered by the pump P through the pipe 0 to the cooling water inlet 8 of the interstage condenser A, such condensate passing through the interstage condenser A as above described. and discharges at t into i -piped, which delivers the condensate to the steam boiler feed water heater or pumps,

- ,or to any other suitable or desired destination.

The suction a of the ejector E communicates through a valve 0 with the air outlet f of the main condenser C. The ejector E lherefore withdraws air or uncondensable elastic fluid from the condenser C for maintaining the usual or desired vacuum thereln. The Withdrawn air in mixture with the steam or other motive fluid from the ejector E is then discharged into the compartment 6 of the interstage condenser, the mixture passing through the groups of tubes as above described, and the uncondensed remainder delivered from the connection 0 to the sec ond stage pump or ejector E The mixture from the ejector E in passing through the interstage condenser is first cooled by the condensate from the main condenser C and then is subjected to further cooling by the water delivered by the pump P through the pipe a Ordinarily, the condensate from the main condenser C will be of higher temperature than its cooling water, and accordingly, in the interstage condenser A the discharge from the ejector E is first brought into heat transfer relation with cooling water of higher temperature and then later with cooling water of lower temperature.

In passing through the groups of tubes in the interstage condenser, the motive fluid or other condensable fluid is 'more or less completely condensed, the condensate collecting in the chambers m and m in the lower box B From these the condensate passes ofl. through'the pipes and h controlled, respectively, by valves '5 and j these pipes delivering into the pipe 12 which delivers into a vacuum trap m which delivers through the pipe 0 into the condensate draw-off or hot well 00, or to any other suitable destination. lVhen the condensate discharged by the pipe p is delivered into the condensate draw-off or hot well :0, it becomes or may become cooling me dium for the interstage condenser entering at s and discharged at 6.

Referring now to Fig. 5, there is shown an interstage condenser structure of modifled form comprising the body or shell D having at its upper and lower ends the tube sheets 7' and 7c, in which terminate the vertical tubes at disposed in four groups. Above the uppertube sheet 7' is a box or chamber F, whose upper wall is formed by the tube sheet 7), which also forms the lower wall of the box or chamber B. Similarly, below the tube sheet is a box or chamber F 1 whose lower wall is the tube sheet 9 which forms also the upper wall of thelower box or chest B condensate being drawn off at 0 0 The upper chest F is divided into three compartments r 8 and t by the partitions a and o. The lower chest F 'is divided into two compartments 10 and m by the partition 3 One stream of cooling water enters the shell D through the inlet u, controlled by valve structure V, and leaves at the outlet 11, it being understood that the connections a and 1) may be in the cooling water system of the main condenser, .as indicated in Fig. 4. In passing through the shell D, the cooling water passes downwardly under the edge of the partition .2 thence upwardly and across the upper edge of the partition (1 thence downwardly and around the lower edge of the partition if, and thence out through the discharge '0.

By this action the tubes a conducting the ejector discharge are cooled on their outer surfaces by the cooling water entering at u and discharging at 'v. The ejector discharge is, however, cooled by the second source of cooling medium which is conducted through the pipes or tubes terminating in their upper ends in the tube sheet f and in their lower ends in the tube sheet 9 The upper chest B is divided into three compartments, d 0 and f by the partitions and k and the lower chest 13 is divided into two compartments and j by the partitiofi'lc". Cooling water, from any suitable source, for example from the condensate pump P of Fig. 4, is delivered into the inlet 8 past the flap valve a into the chamber (Z thence through the tubes 0 extending through the first named tubes n, discharging into the chamber i thence passing upwardly through the second group of tubes 0 into the chamber 6 thence downwardly through the third group of tubes 0 into the chamber thence upwardly through the fourth group of tubes 0 into the chamber f to the discharge outlet 25.

Thus, it will be understood that cooling water in two separate and independent streams, as in Fig. 4, or otherwise, passes through the condenser structure, one stream cooling the outside of the tubes 11 and the second stream cooling the ejector discharge from within the tubes at, the second stream of cooling medium being conducted through .tubes disposed within the first named l'--ll)8S,

and the ejector discharge passing through the annular space between the inner and outer tubes.

Inasmuch as the amount of condensate from the condenser C, Fig. 4, may vary with variations in load, the amount of condensate delivered through the inlet 8, Fig. 5, may vary. To ensure that there shall always be sufficient cooling medium applied to the interstage condenser structure, the flap valve 11?, responding to the incoming current'of condensate through 8, controls the valve structure V, so that as the amount of condensate entering at 8 increases, the valve structure V will be completely closedor moved toward closed position and so diminish the amount of cooling water entering at u; and vice versa, as the condensate from the main condenser diminishes, the valve 'V.

will open or admit more cooling water through the system whose inlet and outlet are u and '12.

It will be understood that in the structure of Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive there maybe disposed in one cooling water conducting system a control member like member a of Fig. 5 controlling a valve, like valve V, Fig. 5,

controlling the cooling medium in the other conducting system.

lVhat I claim is: 1.-The combination with an ejector, of

condenser structure into which said ejector 2. The combination with an ejector, of-

condenser structure into which said ejector discharges comprising a plurality of groups of tubes serially related conducting the ejector discharge, a plurality of independent cooling water passes for cooling ditferent tube groups, and a second ejector connected in series with said first named ejector through said condenser structure.

3. The combination with an ejector, of condenser structure into which it discharges comprising a shell divided into independent compartments, tubes disposed in the different compartments and conducting the ejector discharge in series, and means conductin cooling medium into and'from' each of said compartments. 1

at. The combination with an ejector, of condenser structure into which it discharges comprising a shell dividedinto independent compartments, tubes disposed in the different compartments and conducting the ill) loo

ejector discharge in series, and means con'- ducting cooling medium into andfrom each of said compartments, each of said compartments having a. partition around whichthe cooling medium passes.

5. The combination with an ejector, of

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cooling medium into and from each of said compartments, each of said compartments having a partitionaround which the cooling m-ediumpasses, and a second ejector'recciving the discharge from saidfirstejector through said condenser structure.

7. The combination with an ejector, of a condenser structure receiving discharge therefrom comprising tubes through which ing medium of another of said streams controlling said valve structure.

9. The combination with an ejector, of condenser structure into which said ejector discharges, said condenser structure having a plurality of passes for independent streams of cooling medium, and means re-' sponsiveto changes in the quantity of cooling medium in one stream controlling the quantity of cooling medium in another of said streams.

10. The combination with an ejector, of condenser structure into which said ejector discharges comprising four groups of tubes through which the e ector discharge passes in series and alternately in opposite directions, and two cooling medium passes, one

for each pair of groups of tubes.

11. The combination with an ejector, of condenser structure comprising a shell, four vgroups of tubes in said shell, said groups connected in series with each other, a box on one end of said shell divided into three compart-ments, said ejector discharging into the first of said compartments and through the tubes of the first and second groups into the second compartment, said second compartment discharging through the third and fourth groups of tubes into the third compartment, a box on the other end of said shell divided into two compartments, the first of which receives the discharge from the first group of tubes'and discharges into the second group of tubes, and the second compartment receiving discharge from the third group of tubes and discharging into the fourth group of tubes, and two cooling water compartments in said shell, one for cooling the first and second groups of tubes and the other for cooling the third and fourth groups oftubes.

12.. The combination with an ejector, of a condenser comprising a shell, groups of' tubesin said shell, compartments on opposite ends of said shell. themselves divided into compartments and connecting said groups of tubes in series with each other, said ejector discharging into one of said first named compartments and through said tubes, means for delivering cooling medium into and from said shell for cooling the exteriors of said tubes, cooling medium boxes on said first named compartments, said boxes -divided intocompartments, tubes connecting said boxes and passing through said,first named tubes, and means for delivering cooling medium through said boxes and said last named tubes.

13. The combination with a main condenser, of, ejector structure withdrawing fluid therefrom, a second condenser into which said ejector structure discharges, means for supplying said second condenser with a plurality of cooling media one of which is condensate from said main condenser, and means controlled by one of said cooling media controlling another of said cooling media. 7

14. The combination with a main condenser, of, ejector structure withdrawing fluid therefrom, a second condenser into which said ejector structure discharges, means for supplying said second condenser with a plurality of cooling media one of which is condensate from said main condenser, and means controlled by said cooling condensate controlling another of said cooling media.

15. The combination with a main condenser, of ejector structure withdrawing fluid therefrom, a second condenser into which said ejector structure discharges, means for supplying said second condenser with a plurality of ,cooling media one of which is condensate from said main condenser and another of which is cooling medium of said main condenser, and means controlled by one of said cooling media controlling said other of said cooling media.

16. The combination with a main condenser, of ejector structure Withdrawing fluid therefrom, a second condenser into which said ejector structure discharges, means for supplying said second condenser with a plurality of cooling media one of which is condensate from said main condenser and another of which is cooling medium of said main condenser, and means controlled by said condensate cooling medium controlling said other cooling medium.

17. The combination with' a main condenser, ofi ejector structure withdrawing fluid therefrom, a second condenser into which said ejector structure discharges, means for supplying said second condenser with a plurality of coolingmedia one of which is' condensate from said main condenser, and means responsive to the rate of supply of one of said cooling media controlling the rate of supply of another of said cooling media.

18. The combination with a main condenser, of ejector structure withdrawing fluid therefrom, a second condenser into which said ejector structure discharges, means for supplying said second condenser with a plurality of cooling media one of which is condensate from said main condenser, and means responsive to the rate of supply of said condensate to said second condenser controlling the rate of supply of another of said cooling media to said second condenser.

19. .The combination with an ejector, of condenser structure into which said ejector discharges, means for supplying a plurality ments and of cooling media to said condenser structure, and means controlled by one of said cooling media controlling another of said cooling media.

20. The combination with an ejector, of condenser structure into which said ejector discharges, means for supplying a plurality of cooling media to said condenserstructure, and means responsive to changes in the rate ofsupply of one of said cooling media controlling the rate of supply of another of said cooling media.

21. The combination with an ejector, of condenser structure into'which said ejector discharges, means for supplying cooling media of different temperatures to said condenser structure, and means responsive to changes in rate of delivery of the cooling medium of higher temperature controlling the cooling medium of lower temperature.

22. The combination with a main condenser, of ejector structure withdrawing fluid therefrom, a second condenser into which said ejector structure discharges com-. prising a shell divided into independent compartments, tubes disposed in said compartconducting the discharge from said ejector structure, means conducting condensate from said main condenser to one of said-compartments, and means conducting another cooling mediumto another of said compartments."

23. The combination with a main condenser, of ejector structure withdrawing fluid therefrom, a second condenser into which said ejector structure discharges comprising a shell divided into independent compartments, tubes disposed in said. compartments and conducting the discharge from said ejector structure, means conducting condensate from said main condenser to one of said compartments, and means for conducting a cooling medium of different temperature to another of said compartments.

24a- The-combination with an ejector, of condenser structure into which it discharges comprising a. shell, tube sheets at oppositeends of said shell, a partition within said shell extending between said tube sheets and dividing said shell into independent compartments, tubes conducting the discharge from said ejector disposed in said compartments and extending through said shell and through said tube sheets, and means conducting cooling media to said compartments.

25. The combination with a condenser shell, of tubes extending therethrough, an ejector discharging through said tubes, means for delivering cooling medium into said shell to cool the exterior of said tubes, tubes disposed within said first named tubes and spaced therefrom'to form passages for the discharge from said ejector, and means for passing a cooling medium through said second named tubes.

26. The combination with a condenser.

shell, of tubes extending therethrough, an

ejector discharging through said tubes,

means for delivering cooling medium into said shell to cool the exterior of said tubes,

tubes disposed within said first named tubes and spaced therefrom to form passages for the discharge from said ejector, and means for passing through said second named tubes a coohngmedium of temperature diiferent from the temperature of said first named cooling medium.

27. The combination with a condenser shell, of tubes extending therethrough, an ejector discharging through said tubes, means for delivering cooling medium into said shell to cool the exterior of said tubes, tubes disposed within said first named tubes and spaced therefrom to form passages 'for the discharge from said ejector, and means for passing through said second named tubes a cooling medium whose temperature is higher than the temperature ofsaid first named; cooling medium. 4

28. The combination with a condenser shell, of tubes extending therethrough, an ejector discharging through said tubes, means for delivering cooling medium into said shell to cool the exterior of said tubes, tubes disposed within said first. named tubes and spaced therefrom to form passages for the discharge from said ejector, meansior passing a cooling medium through said sec- 0nd named tubes, and means controlle'd'by one of said cooling'media controlling the other cooling medium.

29. The combination with a condenser shell, of tubes extending the'reth'rough, an

ejector discharging through said tubes, means for delivering cooling medium into said shell to cool the exterior of said tubes, tubes disposed within said first named tubes and spaced therefrom to form passages for discharge fromsaid ejector, means for passing a cooling medium through said second name-d tubes, and means responsive to changes in rate of delivery of one of said cooling media controlling therate of delivery of-the other cooling medium.

30. The combination with a condenser shell, of tubes extending therethrmigh, an ejector discharging through said tubes, means for delivering cooling medium into said shell to cool the exterior of said tubes, tubes disposed within said first named tubes and spaced therefrom to form passages for the discharge from said ejector, means for passing a cooling medium through said second namei tubes, and means responsive to changes in the rate of delivery of said second named cooling medium controlling the rate of delivery of said first named cooling medium.

31. The combination with a main condens er,- of ejector structure withdrawing fluid therefrom, a second condenser into which said ejector structure dischargescomprising tubes, tubes disposed within said first named tubes and spaced therefrom to form passages for the discharge from said ejector, means for delivering cooling medium to the spaces around said first named tubes, and means for conducting cooling medium into said second named tubes, one of said cooling media being the condensate from said main condenser.

' 32. The combination with a main eondenser, of ejector structure withdrawing fluid therefrom, a second condenser into which said ejector structure discharges comprising tubes, means passing cooling medium around said tubes, tubes disposed within said first named tubes and spaced therefrom to form passages for the discharge from said ejector, and means for delivering condensate from said main condenser into said second named tubes.

33. The combination with a main condenser, of eje'ctor'structure Withdrawing fluid therefrom, a second condenser into wh ch said ejector structure discharges comprising tubes, means passing cooling medium around said tubes, tubes disposed within said first named tubes and spaced therefrom to form passages for the discharge from said ejector, and means responsive tothe rate of delivery of said condensate to said second named tubes controlling the rate of delivery of said first named cooling medium.

34. The combination with an ejector, of condenser structure into-which said ejector discharges, said condenser structure comprising a plurality of surface condenser units through which said ejector discharge -passes in succession, means for passing a cooling medium through one of said condenser units in a direction concurrent with means for passing a different cooling medium through another of said condenser units in a direction counter to the direction-of the ejector discharge therethrough.

35. The combination with a main condenser, of an ejector withdrawing fluid therefrom, condenser structure into which said ejector discharges, said condenser structure comprising a plurality of surface condenser units through which the ejector discharge passes in succession, means for passing condensate from said main condenser through one of said condenser units in a direction concurrent with the passage of ejector discharge therethrough, and means for passing a different cooling medium through another the ejector discharge thercthrough, and

of said condenser units in a direction counter to the direction of passage of the ejector discharge therethrough.

36. The combination with a main condenser, of an ejector withdrawing fluid therefrom, condenser structure into which said ejector. discharges, said condenser structure comprising a plurality of surface condenser units through whirh the ejector discharge passes in succession, means for passing condensate from said main condenser through one of said condenser units in a direction concurrent with the passage of ejector discharge therethrough, and means for passing a difl'erent coolingmedium through another of said condenser units later traversed by the ejector discharge in a direction counter to the dir ction of passage of the ejector discharge therethrough.

37. The combination with a main condenser, of an ejector withdrawing fluid therefrom, condenser structure into which said ejector discharges, said condenser structure comprising a shell and a plurality of surface condenser units disposed within said shell and through which the ejector discharge passes in succession, means for cooling one of said condenser units by condensate from said main condenser, and means for cooling another of said condenser units by a different cooling medium.

38. The combination with a main condenser, of an ejector withdrawing fluid therefrom, condenser structure into which said ejector discharges, said condenser structure comprising a shell and a plurality of surface condenser units disposed Within said shell and through which the ejector discharge passes in succession, means for cooling one of said condenser units by condensate from said main .condenser, means for cooling another of said condenser units by a different cooling medium, and a second ejector operating upon the uncondensed fluid discharged by the last of said condenser units.

39. Combinedejector-condenser structure comprising an ejector, a condenser comprising a series of groups of tubes through which said ejector discharges in succession, a condenser shell common to and enclosing said groups of tubes, means for passing a cooling medium through said shell countercurrent to a part of'said groups of tubes, and means for passing a second cooling medium through said shell independently of said first named medium in contact with another part of said groups of tubes.

40. Combined ejector-condenser structure comprising an e jector, a condenser comprising a series or groups of tubes through which said ejector discharges in succession, means for directing said discharge in opposite directions in the tube groups which are immediately adjacent each other in the series of groups, a condenser shell common to and enclosing said groups of tubes, means for passing a cooling medium through said shell counter-current to a part of said groups of tubes, and means for passing a second cooling medium through said shell independently of said first named medium in contact with another part of said groups of tubes.

41. Combined ejector-condenser structure comprising an ejector, a condenser comprising a series of groups of tubes through which said ejector discharges in succession, a condenser shell common to and enclosing said groups of tubes, means for passing a cooling medium through said shell counter-current to a part of said groups of tubes, means for passing a second cooling medium through said shell independently of said first named medium in contact with another part of said groups of tubes, and a second ejector operating upon the discharge from said tubes.

42. The combination with a plurality of ejectors arranged in series, of an interstage condenser comprising a plurality of tubes through which the first stage ejector discharges, and means for subjecting said tubes to a plurality of independent streams of cooling medium.

43. The combination with a main con- 1 denser, of ejector structurewithdrawing fluid therefrom, a second condenser comprising a plurality of tubes through which said ejector structure discharges, means for cooling the ejector discharge while in said tubes by condensate from said main condenser, and means for cooling the ejector discharge while in said tubes by asecond cooling medium.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my signature this 6th day of May, 1920.

ROBERT sUozEK, 

